2010 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

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2010 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia
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Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Missy Reilly Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote117,99011,673
Percentage88.94%6.58%

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Norton:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Delegate before election

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic

Elected Delegate

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic

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Map of the District of Columbia at-large district.

On November 2, 2010, the District of Columbia held an election for its non-voting House delegate representing the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district. The winner of the race is to serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

Contents

The delegate is elected for two-year terms.

Match-up summary

DistrictIncumbent2010 StatusDemocraticRepublicanGreen
At-large Eleanor Holmes Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Missy Reilly SmithRick Tingling-Clemmons

Candidates

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, has held the seat since 1991 and was up for reelection in 2010. Her Democratic opponent in the primary election was Douglass Sloan, who is only the second candidate to ever challenge Holmes Norton in a primary since she took office in 1991. [1]

Missy Reilly Smith, an anti-abortion activist, was the Republican candidate. She ran unopposed in the primary election. Smith caused a controversy by running television ads featuring graphic images of aborted fetuses. Smith herself had undergone two abortions in the past. [2]

Primary

The primary election took place on for September 14 [3] for both the offices of Delegate and Shadow Representative. Incumbent Eleanor Norton Holmes faced only the second primary challenge since she took office in 1991. [1]

Democratic Primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton96,80890.01
Democratic Doug Sloan10,0699.36
Democratic Write-ins6760.63

General election

District of Columbia at-Large congressional district election, 2010 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton (inc.) 117,990 88.94
Republican Missy Reilly Smith8,1096.11
DC Statehood Green Rick Tingling-Clemmons4,4133.33
Independent Sarah "Queen" Noble7850.59
Write-In 1,3591.02
Total votes132,656 100

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Heil, Emily (September 2, 2010). "Sloan Wages Quixotic Campaign Against Norton". Roll Call . Congressional Quarterly . Retrieved September 3, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Ad Watch: Extremely Graphic Abortion Ad Airs in D.C. Metro".
  3. "DC Board of Elections and Ethics: Election Schedule Year 2010". Dcboee.org. January 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  4. Heil, Emily (November 3, 2010). "General Election Results, Election Date: Tuesday, November 02, 2010". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.